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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCII 24, 1920 Art. 1 . I 4 I - '. ' '-.'V1 ' '1 : 1 . .4 .' '.r A 9 , . " I -i I v' .j . - j i v' 1 1 -.1 - .- CLOTHING ORDERS I yesterday were as follows: 1 ! Portland ' .sts Ki r.n7 ti sni; sin ! ONLY PART FILLED Retailers Find It Difficult to Get Goods. ALLOTMENTS ARE SMALL Manufacturers- Blame Labor Short age at Mills for'Tbeir failure to ilcet All Contracts. ' The. question of future hish prices of clothing has the retail trade snesslns. There are, however no signs yet of break In the primary markets, thougrh all concede that the present scale of values cannot be continued Indefinitely. "What concerns merchant In the west Just now Is the difficulty of getting their orders filled and keeping stock on their shelves. In this connection a Baltimore manufacturer writes to a prominent Port' land clothier under date of March 17: "Notwithstanding that we made many early purchases of materials for the spring and summer, some mills have, already noti fied us that due to- labor shortage they win be compelled to under-deliver a num ber of styles, and on many they will de fault entirely. One mill alone, from which we purchased over 1500 pieces, comprising three different fabrics, and of which we sold 20,000 suits, met with insurmountable difficulties and In consequence we re ceived but a few pieces. "It Is a source of much regret, there of ore. that It is necessary to hand you here with a list of lots which we will be un able to deliver, and which we would ask you to kindly erase from your order. You can reirt assured that the remaining lots will be rushed with all possible speed. We feel It our duty to give you the above in formation at this early date, but we trust most sincerely that we have caused you no great inconvenience. "We also really feel that we owe you a word of explanation .regarding some of our other deliveries which have been- some what tardy. We had arranged for addi tional facilities to take care of greatly increased sales, but labor conditions in our plant, coupled with shorter hours, have simply reduced our daily production to such an extent as to have entirely upset our calculations. "We value your patronage and we are doing everything In our power to enable us to give you the same good service as in the past, but during this reconstruction period and pending a return to more nor mal conditions we crave your kind Indul gence." FEED GRAINS ARK LOWER I.OCAILY. Bids on Oats and Torn Reduced 75 Cents to 11.75. Feed grain prices dropped sharply yes terday on the local board because, of the weakness In the east. Corn bids wefe re duced $lL7ri and oats were "DcCJl.r.O lower than Monday. Offers for barley were unchanged. The San Francisco bar ley market was steady. May selling at $1.40, but at Chicago May barley closed 1U cents lower. A wire from Winnipeg says: "With the approaching opening of navigation the question of the quantity of wheat left In the west and Its movement east Is agi tating dealers. There sre 27.000.000 bushels of western wheat yet to market. In the country elevator the store Is 17.Soo.ooo bushels and In farmers' hands 8,130.000 bushels, with a total inspection of l.'iO, IM0.000 bushels to date. These figures are official rom the Northwest Grain Jealers' association. This is the firs stp toward decontrol of the powt-r exercised by the government over lake shipping as a war measure. Australian wheat shipments last week wore 1.4SS.O00 bushels to the united king dom and the continent. Terminal receipts. In cars, were reported by tho Merchants' Exchange as follows Wheat. Bar. Fir. Oats. Hay. lues. Portland . Seattle .... Tacoma . . . Spokane . ' T. 11 1.545 L14U.8.17 T.101.3S9 -. 43,te 2.101.143 65.0. 52 i PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS. Groin. Floor. Feed. Etc Merchants' Exchange, noon session. -Bid.- March. April. Mav, J 09.00 $30.50 $59.50 65.50 66. : flfi.00 68.50 6A.00 60.50 63.00 63.50 63.00 59.25 60.50 30.50 61.00 , 64.00 64.00 Oats So. 3 white feed, Barley Standard feed . . No. 3 blue Corn No. 8 yellow Eastern grain, bulk Oats 36-pound clipped .... 59.00 38-pound clipped 60.00 Corn No. 3 yellow ........ 65.00 WHEAT Government basis, $2.20 per bushel. FLOUR Family patents. $13.15: bakers' bard wheat, $13.75: whole wheat, $12.05: graham, $11.80; valleyq, $11.40: straights. $11 pe rbarreL M1LLKEED Price f. o. b. mill, city cartage $1.50 extra. Mill run. car lots of mixed cars, $40 ter ton: foiled barley, $i2: rolled oats, $64.50; ground barley, Sit scratch feed. ISO CORN Whole, $74; cracked, '$76 per HAT Buying prices, f. o. b. Portland: Alfalfa, $30.50; cheat, $19: oats and vetch. $26; valley timothy, $276 28. Dairy and Conntry Produce. BUTTERCubes, extras, 6464c per pound: prints, parchment -wrappers, Dox lots, 67c per pound: cartons. 6Mc; half boxes, c more; less than half boxes, lc more; butterfat. No. l.s,6!eoUo per pounu at stations; Portland delivery, ordinary grades. 70c; A grade, 7-c . ; - .-v EGGS Jobbing prices to retailers ure- gon .ranch, case count, ;. canaiea 355?3c; selects, 33840c.. CHEESE Tillamook,", o. b. Tillamook; Triplets, 32c; Young Americas, $3J; long horns, 33c. Coos and Curry, f. o. b. Myrtle Point; Triplets, 31c; Young Amer icas. 32 Sc. POULTRY Hens. 3230e: springs, j-qr 35c; broilers, 40c; ducks, 45c; geese, 20 :5c: turkeys, live, 40c; oressea, onoice, mt. VEAL Fancy, 25c per pound. , PORK Fancy, glc pound. Fruits and Vegetables. vri'TT! Oranfrt-a $4.50 7.75 : lemons. $5.50iiri.25 per box; grapefruit, $3.25B7.50 plea, $1.504 per box; cranberries, $4.50 per box, $12 per parrel. vKr.ETA hi. e.9 cabbage, ouroc pounu lettuce, $2.5063.25 per crate; beets, J3.au A ea.u fMiMimherH. S2.25'U'3.00 dozen, carrots. $1.75 per sack; celery, tuviv Der crate: horseradish. Lie per pound; xarlic. 40c per pound; -turnips, $4 per u.,u- atilif Inurr. $1.75&i3.i5 oer. crate; tomutoes. $4.au per poa. Hrami, perfcack: artichokes, $1.75 per dozen: pep bers. 4il 4i 50c ier pound; spinach, $1.75 4.25 per box; rhubarb, 12 14c pound; peas. 1517c per pound; asparagus, iftg-uc per pound. POTATOES oregons, ..uy-iro per buck, Taklmas,. $66.50; sweets, 8ft Wc- per pound. . ONIONS Oregon, e-o.O"(5- I per Batu; Australian Browns, $7 per sack. Staple Groceries. Local lobbing quotations: KITt.A R Sack basis: Cane granulated. 6c per pound; extra C, 15.0UC; Golden C, 5.50c: Yellow u. la.-ioc; cube,- in oarreis. 6.85e: powdered In barrels, 17.45c. NUTS Walnuts, 33lc; Hrazll nuts. 30c; filberts, 35c; almonds, 35(jt3Sc; pea nuts, 1515Vsc; chestnuts, 2oc; pecans. 32c; hickory nuts, 1516c; cocoanuts, $2 per dozen. SALT Half ground, 100c, $17.73 per ton; 50e, $19.50 per ton: dairy, $26.50 928 per ton; best refined, 50s, $30.50. RICE Blue Rose, 16e per sound. BEANS White. 814c; pink. 8c; lima, 13c per pound; bayous, 10c; Mexican reds, be per pound. COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 3951c I BEST GRADE UP TO $16.50 .AT LOCAL- YARDS. Cattle, Sheep add Lambs Unchanged From Monday's Price Re ceipts Are Small. There was -a fairly active market at the stockyards yesterday. Only three loads were received, but there was a consider able supply available from Monday's hold over. The oniy strength' in the market was In the hog division, where prices av erages! a quarter higher. Cattle, sheep and lamoswere unchanged. Receipts were 68 cattle and 30 hogs. The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price.! Wt. Price. 10 steers. . 855 $ 8.75114 hogs.. . . 175 $16 00 40 steers. . 9ti5 10.101 lhog... 6.00 4 hogs... 11.251 4 hogs... 7.50 1 hog. .. 6.50jl6 hogs... 7 25 1 hog. . . 7.75 4 hogs... 7.001 1 hog. .. ,0 nog 050 630 740 900 733 920 1 steer. . . 400 15 steers. .1085 1 cow.... 870 1 cow.. .. 840 1 cow. . . . 550 3 cows.. .1003 1 cow.... 970 1 cow.. . 1 cow. . . 1 cow.. . 1 cow.. . -3 cows.. 1 cow 1 cow.,.. 7-40 1 cow.. . . 6110 1 cow. . . . 700 1 cow... .1000 1 COW 9!0 1 cow.. ..1170 5 cows. . . 55G 1 COW....1000 2 calves.. 150 1 bull 1250 1 bull 2250 1 bull.... 1430 1 bull...: 640 3 hogs... 173 1 hog 2M llhogs. .. 110 2 hogs... 100 13 hogs... 107 3 hogs. .. 3( 2 hogs.. . 2:;5 1 hog.... 510 9 hogs.. . 1S3 2 hog.. . 125 1 hog.. . . 270 6 hogs... 200 8 hogs... I'.'-' 2 hogs... 803 2 hogs. . . 350 l,iv. yards 5.001 5.1li 5.00J 5.501 8.00 6.501 7.50 5.00, 9 8. 17.00 7.00, 7.25 7.2. B.7 16.25 130 130 220 4 SO 150 340 2:;o 490 200 123 215 171 123 184 14.25 L 16.00 f 13.00 J 7 hogs. 2 hogs. 10 hogs. 8 hogs. 5 hogs. 6 hogs... . 1 12 hogs.... ISO 14 hogs.. . 7 50lJD nog8--- 4.00! 2 hogs.. . 1 hog. . . 1 hog. . . 6 hogs.. . 1 hog... 2 hogs. . . 2 hogs.. . 4 hops.. . 4 hn&m . 16.0 3 lambs. 1 lamb.. 16.25 1 buck. Jb..i i cow. .: 14 00 6 hogs... 16.00 6 hogs... 13.00 6 hogs... lfl.25 lhog... 10.00 13 hogs... 14.50 6 Iambs. 1H.OO 1 lamb. . 1 0.2.-.I 1 cow . . . 15.001 Shoes... moo nil... 12 an": ,ivestock prices at Jhe Portland stock were as follows: 185 204 255 175 3S0 110 370 101 320 175 240 132 210 90 . 140 .. 240 .1OS0 . 196 . 200 . 213 . SR0 . 130 . 92 . 120 .1080 196 14 14.25 1 16.25 16.00 16.00 13.00 15.00 16.15 10.00 16. W.75 16.00 14.00 16.23 16.25 16.25 16.00 16.25 13.00 14.23 14.00 1G.00 14.00 16.00 16.25 14.25 14.25 17.0.1 13.00 S.25 7.50 16.25 16.25 15.75 13.00 15.00 13.00 15.60 7.50 16.25 Cattle Receipts, $19,000, weak. Beef steers, medium and heavyweight, choice ana prime. sitf.&ogvla.'jD; medium ana good, $11.1513.50; common. $10.2511.60 lightweight, good and choice. $12.25 14.55 common and medium. $1012.25; butcher catue, neners, X..4O013: cows, $7.4Upiz; csnners and cutters, $597.35: veal calves. $17.50 19; feeder steers, $9 12; atocker steers, t.o.j ll.za. . Sheep Receipts, 10,000, firm. Lambs, 84 pounds down, $17.25jJ20; culls and common, $1417; ewes, medium, good and cnoice, fllitfli.la: culls and common, $ 10.75. , S-attle Livestock Market. SEATTLE, March 28. Hogs. none, steady. Prime. $1616.50; medium to choice, $910.75: common to good, $6.75 9: cows and heifers, $9.78910.25; common to good, $6.50499.25; bulls, $768.25; calves. PROBE TALK IS FACTOR BULLISlTSEXliMEST OF TRADERS IS DAATPEVED. Best sralp, pulp-fed ateera. . .$11.2."V 11. Choice steers ; 10.7511.2." Choice to good steers t 9.75'10.7.ri Medium to Rood flteera ....... 8.7iii 9.7'. Fair to rood steers 7.2." 8.25 common to lair stera tt.L'w t..i Choice cows and heifers fl.M)i&)10.00 Good to choice cows, heifers.. Medium to good cows, heifers Canners Eilils Prime light calves Medium to light calves ....... Heavy calves Stockers and feeders.. Hogs Prim niixfd Medium and mixed Hough heavy ............ Pigs Sheep Eastern lambs Light valley Iambs Heavy valley Iambs Common to medium lambs leanings Wethers Ewes Corn Closes Heavy and Xearly Four Cents Iover In Chicago Market Oats Also Down. CHICAGO. March 23. Corn underwent a decided setback in price today chiefly owing to talk of federal investigation of reports that the market had been cornered by speculators. The close was heavy, lfcc to 3 c net lo wer. with May $ 1.5o to $1.55. and July $1.50 to $1.50. Oats lost to ic. In provisions the out come was unchanged to 12c lower. Although the likelihood of an artificial squeeze was generally, ridiculed by corn traders the talk of fn investigation had an immediate wet blanket effect on bull ish sentiment and many longs displayed anxiety to unload and there was much selling on the part of commission houses. Oats gave way in-sympathy with corn. Provisions ruled weak, notwithstanding an advance in quotations on bogs. The Chicago market letter received yes terday by Overbeck & Cooke company of Portland said: ; Corn The temper of the trade was Jess bullish today and the market felt the weight of selling for profits and also what appeared to be hedging through, cash hous?, Tho news in general was rather conspicuously in favor of sellers, especially pertaining to the eastern outlet, which is still restricted by the car scarcity and which has caused quite extensive cancella tions of contracts for deferred shipments. Cash prices were quoted 1 cent to. Scents lower, with industries about the only buy ers. Ad vires from the country generally report a slight improvement in the supply of cars available for moving corn to ter- POOLS ARE STILL BUSY HIGH PRICED INDUSTRIALS AGAIN FORCED TP. General Motors Leads AVUh Xet Gain or 25 Points French and Italian Exchange Declines. NEW YORK, Marc 23. Trading on the stock exchange today was marked by in tervals ot dullness and uncertain price changes, affording a striking contrast to the feverish activity and Irregularly higher levels of the previous session. General Motors was again the starper former, rising from its early low of 371 to 4D1 in the final hour and closing with in easy ranve of its maximum at a net scain of 26 Doints. Stutz motor rose points to the, new high record of 245. and Crucible Steel and Baldwin Locomotive at advances of 5 and 2 noints. respective' ly, comprised the other most active and strong features. Occasional strength was displayed by other motors and allied specialties, also equipments, tobaccos and miscellaneous shares, but this was neutralised by pressure against oils, coppers, leathers ana minor Issues. Sales, 1,175,000 shares. CnnalderRblA criticism was leveled against the further operations of pools in the more speculative snares. Beltlsh remittances were steady to iirm. but French and Italian rates weakened, the latter falling to a greater point of de preciation than In the violent decline of last month. The money market was not visibly dis turbed, despite heavy withdrawals of gov ernment deposits. Call money opened at 7 per cent and most of the day's loans were made at that figure, although 8 per cent was quoted later. -Some of the liberty lesocs were Inclined to ease, but the general bond roarnet, in eluding standard rails and industrials, was steady at nominal changes. Total sales. par value, si. z-'a.uuv. wta umwu oiw" bonds were unchanged on call. Last Snips. Hlirh. Low rtOO SS1 87 H 2.200 1,400 140V, 2.200 118 6.50 7.50 3.00W B.B0 . 5.00 ra 7. .10 . 15.50WJ7.O0 . 10.004;i.-;.5fl . 7.00?10.00 . 7.50 8.50 . 16.2516.50 . l6.00Sr16.25 . 11.00& 15.50 . 12.00 13.00 . 16.50 17.50 . 15.25 10.50 . 14.257 1 . 11.00 914.50 . 14.50 15.25 . 14.00(B) 14.50 . 10.00g13.00 Portland. Tnes, . . :: Yeararo .1 . . 11 Sea.mn to date... 71 21 Tarago 00'to Tacoma. .Monday. 22 Tear ago in Season to date. . .f.1",i lnr aeo 411S Seattle. Monday.. 4 Year ago in Sen.-wn to date. . .!".?!? , Tear ago 5017 . 7 inn sr-.44 U29 2140 :io '72 2456 32 ... 12 413 10..-.S 616 2 231 ar.2 71 1043 12 739 141 1074 3 1 626 1122 513 2350 REFINERY AGAIN ADVANCES SUGAR, Ooe California Concern Quotes Trice One Cent Higher. Ona of the California refineries notified the trade yesterday of another advance of 1 ent a pound in sugar, which would put mis marK"t nominally on a 17-cent basis. All the local jobbers, however, have not yet adjusted their selling prices to last Saturday's advance and will not until their present stock of sugar Is exhausted. Con sequently the newest price will not become effective here for some time. Another Call fornla refinery Is out of the market and It Is not expected It will offer sugar before April 1. While the market Is regarded as very iirm, ine luture is uncertain and mon in the trade are not willing to predict the TOTATOtS AND ONIONS ADVANCING blocks of Both Commodities Are Running Low in Male. There was a good shipping demand for potatoes and buyers offered $5 to growers but .there were not many sellers. In the jobbifr& district dealers asked $5.50&6 for Oregons and S6&6.50 for Yakimas. Some estimates of the unsold supply in this state put the quantity as low as 100 cars, while others believe the high prices will bring out many more. Only 10 cars of onions remain in grow ers' hands in Oregon. The selling price at country points Is 15.50. On the street Oregons we4fe quoted at $6.507 and Cali fornia Browns at $7. FIRMKR M ARKET FOR CI BE BUTTER Surplus Is Shipped Outside and Sellers Ask Half Cent More, The cube butter market was firmer yes terday. There were inquirers from Spo kane and other outside points which cleaned up the small surplus. The best grades were held at 04 Vi cents. Eggs were steady and unchanged. Re ceipts were large and the surplus was packed for storage here and at Seattle. Current receipts were quoted at 84 cents. Poultry and dressed meats were steady and unchanged. Corn Trade Sloiw In England. There Is no Improvement In demand and trade in consequence Is on a narrow scale, cabled Broomhall, in reference to the Brit ish com market. Themarket for Amer ' lean mixed holds firm, although the In quiry is not broad. Trade In future corn In Liverpool continues dull and merchants generally are cautious about making com mitment. Firmness characterised trading In Argentina. Exporters continued to ab sorb fair quantities at present prices. The outlook for the new crop Is excellent. An absence of any active demand for oats from feeders has crested a heavy tone to' the market in the united kingdom. Native has been offered in larger quantities at sone concession In prices, but the Inquiry is slow. Bank clearings of the uortuwestarn cities laUd, THS16- Provirtinng. Local jobbing quotations,: HAMS All sizes, 35$' 38c; skinned. 289 38c; picnic, 24 25c; cottage roll, 30c. LAKD Tierce basis, 25 fee; compound, 25ct per pound. - DRI SALT Short, clear backs, 2o25c per pound ; plates, .fc. BACON Fancy, 43&50c; standard, 330 3Uc per pound. Hides and Pelts. HIDES Salt hides, under 45 pounds. 22c to 24c; green hides, under 45 pounds. 20c to 22c; salt hides, over 45 pounds. ISc to 20c; green hides, over 45 pounds. 16c to 18c; salt or green calf. 55c to 60c; salt or green bulls. l'Jc to 14c; dry hides, over 7 pounds, 30c to 32c; dry call7, under 7 pounds. 6I0 to 65c; salt horse hides, large, $8; salt horse hides, medium. $7; ealt horse hides, small. $6. , PELTS Fine dry long wool pelts. 35c: coarse, dry. long-wool pelts. 25c Hoph. YVnnt. Etc. HOPS 1919 crop. S2c per pound; 3-year contracts. 40c average. MOHAIR Long staple, 40c: short sta ple. 25 i 3llc. TALLOW No. 1, lOjrllc; No. 2. 89u per pound. CA SO A It A BARK Per pound, 11 lie;, car I'M..,, IVOrtlT Eastern Drprnn fin 4n!fi;n, medl medium, 4.Vu50c; coarse, 3.V'i37c; vallev, medium. 50 52o: coarse, 35(357c ORAIN BAUS Carlots, lsic Oils. LINSEED. OIL Raw, barrels. J2.06: raw. cases, "$2.21 : boiled, barrels. $2.08; boiled, drums. $2.11; boiled, eases. 2.23. TUKPENTrNE Tanks,, $2.25; cases. J2.40. COAL OIL Iron barrels. 14;17c: cases. 25432c uASOLIXE Iron barrels. 27c: tank wagons. 27c; cases, 37V3C. FUEL OIL Bulk. $2.10 per barrel. ' SAN- .FRANCISCO PRODCCE MARKET Prices Curreolf on Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Etc., at Buy City. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. Butter Extra grade, 63c: prime firsts, 62c. Eggs Fresh extras, 4.1Vjc; firsts. 42c; extra pullets, 39c; undersized, 34c. Cheese Old-style California flats, fancy, 30ic; firsts. 28c; Young America, 35c Poultry Hens, large, 384i39c; small, 40 $M2c; young roosters, 40&43c; old, 22 25c; fryers, 54&65c: broilers 5354c lb; geese, per lb.. 3436c: ducks, 30feS5c; turkeys, dressed. 52tif53c; pigeons, per dozen, $2.50?3.50; squabs, 7G&SUC per ID. Belgian hares, 18&20c; jaakrabbits, $3& 3.50 per dozen. Vegetables Eggplant, Imperial Valley, nominal; bell peppers, Los Angeles, 10 20c: pimentos, 7t 9c;. squash, Hubbard, 3i) 4c per lb.; summer squash, per crate, $2 p2.25: tomutoes. Mexican, $1.502; fancy. $2,251 2.50 per 30-lb. lug; potatoes, rivers. $5fe 5.50 per cental: Salinas, $6(6.25; sweet, 5r6c per lb;; cucumbers, hot house, IJvl'J-.w per box; garlic, 01 q 40c per lb.; artichokes, per dozen. 45Ca75e; tusnlps, $1.75S2: carrots, 1.11j l.od; beets, $22)2.25; cauliflower, per dozen,' i.ic$j.$1; lettuce, southern, $2f?3: Imperi al Valley, $2.50'U'3; peas. Hlfrl4c; sprouts. 67c per lb.: asparagus. No. bUtfc; fancy grad ed. 10 11c; green onions, $1.25frl.0O per box. Fruit Oranges, navels, $3.2&6.2j; lem ons, $3..i0'g j. i-: grapeiruu, 9-.-0ft j.0u; tangerines, $3!tf 4 per half orange box; $1.50&2.50 per peach box; bananas. Cen tral American, 8fe9c: Hawaiian, 9'alOc per lb.: pineapples, $4(0 6 dozen; apples, Newtown Pippins. 3-tier. $2.40&2.G5; 4 tier, $2 2.25: 4'.i-tier, $1.85 Sj 2; Oregon Spltzenberg, $2.f0s.25; Oregon Newtown Pippins. $2.50leo; Arkansas .Black, , per box. $2.753.25; rhubarb, bay stock, per box. $34: strawberries, $34 per' crate of 13 baskets. Receipts Flour, sos.bos quarters; oariey. 05 centals; oats. 1000 centals; beans, 22(15 sacks; corn 825 centals; potatoes, 1220 sacks; hay 180 tons; eggs 112.040 dozen; hides 10:-oranges, 2000. boxes. Liquidation in Coffee Market. NBW YORK. March 2. There was fur ther liauldation or hedge selling In the market for coffee futures here todajr ana after opening 3 to 8 points lower, active months sold 7 to 12 points below last night's closing figures. Reports of easier Brazilian markets and the talk 01 lower ccst and freight offers late yesterday prob ably accounted for scattering liquidation, part of which .came from brokers and European connections. May sola to 1. auc and closed at 14.29c with the general list showlne a net decline of 2j points on March, while May and later de liveries were 4 to 13 points net lower. March. 14.39c: May, 14.29c; July. 14.51c; September, 14.31c; October, 14.32c; De cember, 14.S5C Spot coffee quiet. Rio 7S 1415c; Santos, 4s 24 24 ic. Metal Market. NEW YORK. March 23. Copper firm. Electrolytic, spot and March ISlieiSic; second quarter, I819c. Iron steady and unchanged. . Antimony, 10.75c. t " . Metal exchange quotes lead easier. Lead. spot 8.90c bid, 9.000 asked; April, 8.90c bid. iu.ouc asKea. Zinc easy. Ht. Louis delivery, spot 8.40c bid, 8.60c asked. - v New York Sugar Market. NBW YORK. March 23. Raw sugar, strong. Centrifugal, $13.04; fane graau- Omahs Livestock Market. OMAHA, March 23. Hoes Recelnts n.uuo. market 2 ic to 35c h char. Ton $15..:5; bulk $13.7515.15: heavvweleht $l::si-14.75; medium weight, $14.75(0-15.35: lluh-tweicht, $15ru l3.33: light light. $14.25 i 15: heavy packing sows, smooth, $12.50 P !..--.: parking sows, rough, $11.7512.50; pigs. $11.50614. Cattle Receipts 7000, market slow. Gen erally steady. Beef steers, medium and heavyweight, choice and prime, $13.25 14.50: medium and good 1 $11.2513.25; common, $9.5011.25; Han't weight, good and choice. $11.75(514: common and me dium. $9.256 11.75; butcher cattle, heifers, $712.25: cows. $0.50(12; canners and cutters. $4.50(h 6.50; veal calves, light and hindyweight. $14.2515.7fl: feeder steers, $S..0' 12; Blocker steers, $7.31.25. Sheep Receipts 8000, market 0c to 25c higher. Lambs 84 pounds? $17.50(!19.50; culls and common, $14.2517; yearling wethers, $15 to 17.25: ewes, medium and 1lS- $11-50314.10; culls and common, $1.111. oO. Kansas City Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. March 23. Cattle Receipts, 10.SO0: mostly steady to weak: heavy beef steers, choice and prime. $13.25 $T14.50; medium and good. $11. 65 13.25 : common, $I0'.i 11.60; lightweight, good and choice, $1 1.7.Vri 13.50; common and medium,- $9((fll.70; butcher cattle, heifers $11.2513.2.-.: cows. $fi.90S12; canners and cutters, $4.50(n.0O; veal calves, $14(B)lrt; feeder steers, $S.60(rl2.60; stocker steers. $6.756 11.50. Shnep Receipts. 7O00: steady to 15c higher: lambs $17(919.50; culls and com mon. $12.25-3.16.75; yearling wethers, $15(9 17.25; ewes. $11.50to 14.25; culls and com mon, $5.50fll.25: breeding wes, $9 16; feeder lambs, $14.25(l7;16.23. Swift Co. Storks. Closing prices of Swift & Co. stocks at Chicago were reported by Overbeck & Cooke company of Portland as follows: Swift A On J2:;4 Llliby, McNeill & I.lbby 2HU 27' S'2J2 S " mlnals. July corn around $1.50 is an at tractive proposition for corn in almost any -position in the country and it is apparent that selling of this character has lately been quite a factor in satisfying the buy ing power. Oats followed com throughout the ses sion and closed rather easy under the pressure of realizing sales. Cash prices were quoted unchanged to cent lower with a slight improvement noted in the shinpln? demands. Country offerings re main relatively light. Aside from cash premiums, which are the mainstay of the market, there is not muen In the situation to stimulate aggressiveness on the long side- Leading futures ranged as follows: . CORN. . Open. High. Low. Close. May $1.57 ',4 1.58Vi $1.554 $1.55 July 1.51 1.52 4 1.50 1.504 Sept 1.48 1.4814 1.45 I.4614 OATS. May 87 .87V4 .86'i .R64 July 71H4 V 8014 .7S"4 .79!4 MESS PORK. May 3S.50 38.60 . 8S.40 38.40 ! July.... 38.50 38.75 38.40 38.40 LARD. ' May 22.15 22.20 22.00 22 00 July 23.00 23.00 22.77 22.80 SHORT RIBS. May 19.60 19.60 19.47 19.47 July.'... 20.10 20.10 19.97 19.97 k Cash prices were: VVheat No. 2 red, $2.55; No. 2 hard, $2.55; No. 3 northern spring. $2.94. Corn "o. 3 mixed, $1.59; No. 3 yellow, $1.0',4 1.62. Oats No. 2 white 9444 5',4c; No. 3 white, 93 K 0044 c. Rye Xo. 2. $1.77'i ei.78. Barley $l.:(Sft 1.62. Timothy seed $12.50. Clover seed $4559. Porl4i Nominal.- " Lard $21.20. Ribs $l8.50(n)19.50. Swift International National Leather .Not Reported 13 14 'AC Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 23. Hogs Receipts. 2(1.000; 15c to 25c higher. Bulk $14.60i iti.lo; top x-i (.,..; neavy 4.1i'rlo.60: me dium $ 1 5.50 'rt 16.30; light $15.75W16.35: light light. $1516; heavy packing sows, smooth, $13.2.Vrf 13.75; packing sows, rough. $12,H3t 13 15: nirs; $13.651 15 50. Am Beet Bug. Am Can Am Car & Fdy 4 m H A L nfd Am Loco 8.000 106H Am fim 4 Rfg 3,300 6S"-4 Am SUKar Ktg siiu iw Am Sum Tob. lO.SoO 1051, Am Tel & Tel 1.200 97 vs Am Z L ft Sm 200 19V4 Anaconda Cop IO.20O 6314 Atchison I."'! s'A A G & W 1 S S 1.5O0 164 51)0 1,000 7.R00 2c0 8(10 500 4,000 600 00 Minneapolis .Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS, March 23. Barley, $1.33(&)1.63. Flax. $4.94 (S'5.04. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. Grain Wheat, $3,66 2-3 per cental: oats, red $3.15 3.20; barley, feed. $3. 40(3.45; corn, Cali fornia yellow, $363.25. Hay Fancy light five-wire bales,' $38( 41 per ton: No. 1 wheat or wheat and oat hay, $35038: No. 2, S33ji35; choice- tame oat hay, $37-10. Seattle Feed and Hay,- SEATTLE. March 23,-City delivery- Feed Mill, $47 per ton; srratch feed, $83; feed wheat, $87; all grain chop, $73; oats, $71; sprouting oats. $76; rolled oats, $73; whole corn, $71; cracked corn, $3; rolled barley, $76: clipped bsrley, $81. Hay Eastern Washington, timothy mixed, $38(s-$3 per- ton; double, com pressed, $42: alfalfa, $35; straw, $I7518; Puget Sound, $33. Baldwin Loco. 8' Bait & Ohio.. 2,2110 Beth Steel B.. 27.500 B & S Copper. 500 Calif Petrol . . Canadian Pac. Cent Leather. Ches & Ohio. . Chi M & St P. Chi ft N W Chi II I sr Pac Chlno Copper. Colo Fu & Iron Corn Products 11.200 Crucible Steel. 8.O00 Cuba Cane Sug 600 U S Fd Prods. 1,900 Erie 2,000 Gen Electric. l.oOO Gen Motors ... 39.000 Gt No pfd 2.100 (if No Ore ctfs 1,000 Illinois Central 400 Insptr Copper. 200 Int M M pfd.. 10.100 Inter Nickel.. 2.200 Tfirer Paoer 21.300 Kennecott Cop 2.500 Louis & Nasn. ...... Mexican Petrol 21.400 Miami Copper noil Mldvale Steel. w"" Missouri Pac .. Montana Pow. Nevada Cop . . N Y Central. .. Jf Y N H & H. Norf & West. . .... - r Northern Pac. 1,000 Pao Tei & Tel 1 Pan-Am-Pet.. 21,800 Pennsylvania.. 900 Pitts & W Vs. 1.9O0 Pittsburg Coal 2,800 Ray Con Cop. 1-200 Reading 17.500 Rep Ir & Steel 50.400 Sin Oil & Rfg 18.SO0 Southern Pac. 15.400 Southern Ry.. l-"0 Studebaker Co o-r"' Texas Co . . . . 24.; JO Tobacco Prods 0,000 Union Pacific. I.20O ITntd Retl Strs 22.0OO X L?,Alco: iftSSS do nfd..... SOO irtah Copper.. l.?o Westing Elect . 8s Willys-Overlnd 1-J.OOO Ohio Cits Gas. 1.2 0 Royal Dutch... 6.0OO 3.000 400 1.100 3.200 3.300 14014 37-4 97',s 27 40T4 124 Vj 91 57 '4 39 T4 891, SS 354 39 4 04 M 245 49 66 Vi 14V4 160 401 82 40 i 91 58 10014 2214 80-). 261 it 23 's 47-1. 2' i I 66 V 1414 75 14 3314 82i 4.1 104 43 30 62 19 S74 108 44 102 2 109 2-0 76 121 82 10014 103 11-: 7714 5314 2514 45 104,' 49 ) 139 116 . 104 8714 130 10214 07 1914 6214 84 163 130-4 - 3614 951, 27 40 124 8814 571. 39 S4 3S 93 234 , 47 6514 14 159 hi 371 8114 40 90 ' 57V, 98 22 86 31 196 ' 23 ' 4714 28 (W14- 14 1 75 . 34 li "si W 43 102 42 29', 59 14 10 'i 8514 10l- 42 101 , l6 213 7414 12(1 8(1 1, 99 102 '4 113 75 4114 102 . Sale. 87 49 118 K5'4 67 '4 130 102 07 19 02 84 163 139 36 S ' 40 124 8 37 39 tiH 37 34 3S 94 . 242 4714 66 14 159 399 82 40 91 57 98 87 31 103 197 -23 V, 47 29 -66 14 li 34 9N 81 43 103 43 30 61 19 S. 108 42 1111 1 24 108 214H 75 120 8'l 119 IICJ')! 113 75 53 25 4414 103 trmne. demand. 14.82: cables. 14.80. Bel rian francs, demand. 14.32: cables. 14.3H cn.r. rimnnd. SRV : cables. 36. Lire, demand 20.42: cables. 20.40. Marks, de- montf 1 M enhles t 23 Government bonds Irregular; railroad hnndi tenriv. Time loans strong. 60-day, 90-day and six months. 80814 per cent. Call money easy. High. 8 per cent; low. 7 Der cant: rullns rate. 7 per cent closing bid, 7 per cent; offered at 8 per cent; last loan, 8 per cent. Bank acceptances. 6 per cent. Bar silver, $1.28. Mexican dollars, 98c LONDON, March 23. Bar silver, 75d per ounce. Money S per cent. Discount rates, short bills. 5 ll-16fi.1 per centi three months bills, 5 11-10 & 5 per 'cent. Eastern Dairy Produce. NEW YORK. March 23. Butter firm, creamery, . higher than extras. 691?69c; creamery extras. 68c; firsts, 64cfr68c. packing stock current, make No. 2, 89 O40c Eggs steady; fresh gathered, extra firsts, 49 50c; firsts, 47 649. Cheeso irregular; state whole milk, flats, held specials. 30(3'31c: ditto, average run, 28&29c; 'state, whole milk, twins, flats specials, 29 & 30c. CHICAGO. March 23. Butter unsettled. Creamery. 62(&67c. Eggs unsettled. Receipts, 14.612 cases; firsts, 4444c; ordinary firsts, 41&42c; at mark, cases Included, 43(r'44c. Poultry, alive higher. Springs. 37c; fowls, 42c. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Oa., March 23. Turpen tine firm. $2.16. Sales. 48; receipts, 26; shipments, 33; stock, 1678. Rosin dull; sales none; shipments, 1646: stock, 22.041. Quote B. $16.50; D, E, F, a, H, $17.50: I. $17.5017.53; K, $1175; M. N, WG, WW. $19. Hops at New York. NEW YORK. March 28. Hops firmer; state and Pacific coast, medium to choice, 1919, bO&8Sc; 1918, 70 73c. Dried Fruit at New York, Y'ORK, March 18. Evaporated dulL Prunes, steady. Peaches NEW apples, steady. NEW steady. . Cotton Market. YORK. March 23. Spot Middling. 43.25c. Dululh Unseed Market. DCLUTH, March 23. Linseed $3.U2. Farm Bureau Organized. THE DALLES. Or., March 23. (Spe cial.) Waplnitia Is the last of the Wasco county rural communities to affiliate with the farm bureau move ment The community organized under the supervision of County Agri cultural Agent Fluharty. More than 50 persons attended the Initial meet lnsr. Samuel Brown was chosen chair man and X. U. Hedin secretary. The following: projects will be studied: Squirrel riddance, lefrumes. Irrigation, grain certification and sunflower and corn for epsilage. G.E.MILLER & COMPANY im KsaMss-yrjT ji virgin--' sjira BONDS ANOW INVESTMENTS Bid. NEW YORK BONDS. .101 tr a 9 ree it s rts. coud... 101 U- S 4s, rcg K'6 IT S 4s, coup. . .10b Pan 3s, reg. .. 85 Pan 3s. coup... 85 Anglo Fr 5s. ... 9.Vj Am T & T cv 6s 97 Atchen gen 4s.. 77 r & Rio con 4s 64 N Y C deb 6s. . 91 14 Nor Pao 4s. .... 75 Nor Pac 3s. . . . 5314 Pac T & T 5s. 84 Penn con 4s. . 90 Ko Pm- cv 5s. 103 So Ry 5s 85 Union Pac 4s. . . 82 (J C nicei oa. .. y U S Lib 3s....P7.30 do 1st 4s no. isi do 2d 4s 89.2(1 do 1st 4s. ....( do 2d 4s 89.90 do 3d 4s 92.70 do 4th 4 lis. -.89. Victory 3s 97. vi . do 4s.. Money, Exchange, Etc; NEW YORK, March 23.-e-Mercantile pa ner. fit.'. (?, 6 (id Der. cent. Exchange irregular. Sterlings, 60-day blllr, $3.75 ; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $3.75; commercial 60-day bills. 9.IO), aemanu, i-omc, rn.. x to yield 7 City of Ed monton Alberta 5y2s at 86.58 Due Oct. 1, 1929 City of ancouver British Columbia 4V25 at 92.47 Due Feb. 1, 1923 4Vz s at 90.35 Due Dec 15, 1923 Payable in U. S. dollars Details on Request. Wire Orders "Collect." FREEMAN Smith a' - CAMP CO. ' mam m CITY OF VANCOUVER " (Province of British Colombia) DIRECT OBLIGATION BONDS TO YIELD "First choose your bond house .and -then your Bond" Get your Name on Out Mailing List for "Better Bonds" DUE DECEMBER, JD23. V t-"V 'Denomination 10 $44.66) . ';- .- , Principal and Semi-Annual Interest Payable in Gold in J.ew York, Iondon, and In Canada. - CLARK.KENDALL SCO Price 00.54 and tKrvritNMENT municipal anb coapanATton me. BONDS Interest. Send for Descriptive Literature. THE STORY OF THE $100.00 Will Surprise Ton. Here la What It Will Do In 20 Tears If Yon Invest It in One Share ot FOSTER AND KLEISER COMPANY PRKF'ERRKD STOCK And Drpoxlt Dividends in Savings Banjt With Interest at 4- Com pounded Semi- Vanually. -WATCH YOUR SA1XG8 tiltOW." .$ 7.0O First Year Dividend Int. Coup , Fifth Year Aeeount Stands. . Dividend Int. Com Fifteenth Year Acet. and Int.. .14.1.Hfl Twentieth Year Arct. and Int . .M..17 Stock Redeemed at 110.00 S 7.17 . .$ .10.40 7.00 1.41 324.37 FREE FROM ALL DOfllMON' tiOYKRSMKNT TAXATION YIBLPIMGj lh j Payable in Gold We own and offer the following group of Canadian Municipal Bonds, payable in GOLD COIN of the United States at the quarters of Morris Brothers, Inc., or in New York, both as to interest and principal. On account of present international con ditions and many things in our favor, we were able to obtain these very attractive issues to sell on a 1r,' basis. This op portunity is not likely to ever repeat itself. DEFINITE BONDS on Hand READY FOR DELIVERY. Rat Molarity I'rW 4.000 Calgary, City of, A It a. School 14,000 Cals;ary, City of Alta School 1,000 'Calgary, City of, Alta School .1,000 'Calvary. City of. A Its.. School 1,000 F.dmonton, City of, I'rov. of Alts.... 27,000 Kdmoston, City of, lTov. of Alts.... I.ooo 'Fori Willlasa, Clly of atJXl Jt'orl Willlasa, City of ... S.OOO 'LethbrldKr, City of .000 I.eihhrtdKr, City of 12.000 Medicine Hat, City of i:i,00 'Medicine Hat, City of 42,000 Moose Jaw, City of .A lf:t.5(H tNorth Vancouver, City of 2.OU0 1'olat ftrey, Munlrlpality of, I'rov of II. C. 3 X.OOO olat t.rey. Municipality of, I'rov. of H. C. 3 1,000 Point Orey, Hoalrloallty of, I'rov. of B. C 5 2,000 'Point tirey. Munlrlpality of, I'rov. of H. C. B 2.OO0 'Pol at Grey, Municipality of, Prov. of li. C. a 3,000 faint Grey, Municipality of, I'rov. of U. C ft 3,000 'Point t.rey. Municipality of, I'rov. of II. 1 . 3 3,000 Point Grey, Municipality of, I'rov. of II. C. 3 47.OO0 'Hetlss, City of, I'rov. of Saskatrhenaa. . XOOO 'Heirlns, City of, Prov. of Saskatchewan ..OO0 'Saskatoon, City of, Saskatchewan 14.0O0 St. Boniface, City of 74.SOO SU lionlface. City of.. II.000 St. lionlface, city of 01."3 Vancouver, City f, I'rov. of II. C I3 J Vancouver, City of, I'rov. of U. C 4t FAA 10,000 Vancouver, City of. Prov. of II. C ' JAD HUM 1.1,000 Victoria, City of, I'rov. of II. C 4 JAJ HUM 2.000 'Victoria, City of. I'rov. of II. C 41. JAJ ion 20,000 Victoria. City of, I'rov. of II. C .V- A AO lictll 44 Frh 1H24 4'. Frh l'.' 41-, Frh WiH 4't Frh HMO 4 MAS llli'0 FA A l24 FA V 11-'J FA A 1H4 FA A 1H24 Frh H-'U JAU in.-t JAII 1V44 S'V JAD JAD 1112 3 FA A !- 3 FA A FA V HMO FA A IP.1l FA A HM2 F V 1H34 FA A I van FA I0.1S MAS lU-ii A AO IS'H JAJ 11(4:1 JAJ IK. 1.1 MAV lt:l JAJ IS 4.1 jaii hc::i IMt.27 S7..-.B) S3.20 ..10 MJ 3.7 7H.71 3.0N T-a 72.72 73.2 7.s M..14 S4.72 S.1.44 S2.23 Ml. It S.lt 7S.27 7.IIS 73-11 a.o.1 SA.ISJ 72.UW 7TJ2 JI..M 72.IM4 M(..'((1 2.27 I. (til 1.22 2.M7 7.tll Denotes bonds of lioOO denomination. Denotes bunds ot )4.(i. tDenotes bonds of o00 denomination. PRICES: TO NET 7V2 LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS . ir eu niHHt wll your Liberty or Victory bonU. in u. f yn rn liny murm l.ioert.v or Victory bouti, buy Iruui u. On March 3g 19-0, the rioslnii New York marfcft priifit r mm gin br io vi. They are Uitf sovcrnins li rices for liberty and t lory butujH all awr tho world, and th hlKhfut. W e a1 vrrttno thto prh m 1II lu order that you oiv alway know the New York market anU tu aact alu v( uur i.itfri and V ictory Bond: 1st lt 2d lut 2d 3d US 4'iN ' Market... $UI 32 $ito ol MI.10 Sl'U.uO $U 74 $ui.;7 intereaL.. .94 1.10 1.43 1.17 1 .10 th -Victory- i 4m $MI..1 fU, 44 tUi 4H l.si l u.t l :io Total tXS.'S f'Jl.HO $! 0.63 lit 1 77 $91 tf '-t-.H7 $fl 3 $Vf 47 JH.1H When bujinjr we dedurt 7c on a $:0 bond and -'.' I on a $l'y bond. We sell at thu New York market, plus the accrued interna. Ilursjlar and Flre-ir-f Kafo Dvpnalt Itomra for Ural Opeo tntil H V. M. on Maturd. n. MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. The Premier Municipal Hood House Capital One Million Hollars Morris HiiIIuIuk. :l(M-ll Hfark Mrrel. hel. Fifth ana Milk rKLKPII(lKl HltUAUWAV 2131 litalilUhrd Over a luartrr ( rnlnry THE hitrh yield, and the fact that these bonds arc ernei-al obligations of the entire district and are further KecureiJ J by bonds guaranteed by the province or untiKh Columbia, mako this issue unusually attractive. We unhesitatingly recommend them to investors. Ask Us for Detailed Iaforsaatioa. G.E.MILLER t5i COMPANY BONDS GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL COBPORATlON TELEPHONE AAIN -4-19& ZOi 5 6 NorthwesternDank Building CANADIAN BONDS Due to the present exchange rate, bonds of Canadian Provinces can now be purchased at prices to net the investor unusual rates of interest.' Principal and interest of the following are payable in United States dollars in New York:' - r Due. Price. Yield. 1926 90.80 7.00 J 1925 93.76 7.009 ...-1923 90.50 7.25 Province of British Columbia 5s. Province of Ontario 58, -. Province of Saskatchewan 4s... : BtYTH WlTf E R & C0. UWIH) SIAIES GOVESCiilEUT MUNICIPAL ATtt) C0RPQRAH05 SONDS YEON, BUILDING-PORTLAND, OREGON . Telephone: Main 3304 , San Francisco .; New York . Seattle Angeles is the story 6 Peter Perkins and how he ac- cumulated $10,000 in ten years by invest ing $25 per month in high-grade listed stocks and bonds, ' on a novel plan. "Getting Ahead" is as interesting as anything you ever j I read, inousanas have read it and are novV'getting ahead ' ' financially on the same plan. You will be fascin ated with it. But better still, it will show you a new way to invest your sav ings monthly how to get interest, plus PROFIT, oa your money without sacri ficing safety. We send it free. WRITE FOR IT TODAY. Unsold Portion of the $510,000 Ihmuc. $200,000 GREATER VANCOUVER SEWER DISTRICT 5'S Due May 8, 1921. INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL PAYABLE IN U. S. GOLD COIN 7.25 PRICE 94.03 TO YIELD District includes Vancouver, Point Grey, Burnaby, South Vancouver. i Issue owned and offered by umberir.sr7:"ust Bonds -Trusts-Acceptances tapital a surplus ioo.eoo Iwnkamtans Bids. Portland. Oraqoiv. Bart fl-artcisco -Under supervision banking dept., state of Oregon. ' Saavttto 349S -South La Salle SL, Chicago S I PAYMENTS monthly buys outrigtit any stock r bond. Fhrthaser jearw mil tfrmkndz. QddloH our sptcralty Wtitt for sttftttd list one full particulars - FREE. CHARLES E.VAN RIPER Member CeMii4aled Stock Cicheecje so BiOAt st. wrw veK . Investment Opportunities Union High School District No. 1, Morrow Co., Or., Morrow County, Or., Road Bonds United L. & P. Co. Notes Greater Winnipeg Water District Prov. of Saskatchewan Canadian Nor. Ry. Equip. Trust Notes.. City of Bordeaux, France Sherwin-Williams Preferred Stock Rate. . 64 . OVs . 7 . 5 4 6 6 7 Mat. Yield. 1010 5U 10J9 191!0 1922 1923 7 '.4 7U 7U 1921-4 7 1934 7U 7 "The House Built Square" Carstens & paries. Incorporated . ' Established 1891. Government, Municipal & Corporation Donds Third Floor U. S. Bank Bldg. Telephone: Broadway 4108 HERRIN & RHODES, Inc. Portland Seattle Tacoma BROKERS Direct Private Wires to All Eichangrs Members of Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago. STOCKS BONDS COTTON GRAIN Correspondents 201-202-203 E. F. Button & Co., New York Railway Exchange Building Clement, Curtia & Co., Chicago Telephone: Hayden, Stone & Co., Boston Main 283 Main 281 R. P. EFFINGER, Manager PORTLAND, 0REC0N I v 1 1 i .T .-" V-., . . ; r-- jr- 1" ' -''. . ' 4". i r- i